Project Update: Meriter Boiler Replacement

Project Specs:

Meriter is located on 202 S. Park Street. The boiler replacement project began in Feb. 2016 and is expected to be complete on Dec. 2016.

This project was initiated because Meriter’s boilers were older and did not run well. Due to age and turndown capabilities, the owner chose to install boilers with more flexibility.

This project is significant because this is the first time GHAC has installed a Miura boiler. Miura boilers reduce maintenance and space requirements.

Meriter is working with the city of Madison on a salt reduction program that will supplement the cost of the new RO skid.

GHAC Role:

GHAC crews replaced 3 old boilers with 5 new quick response boilers. The design also includes capacity and connections for a future sixth boiler. GHAC was the general contractor on the job and was also responsible for the DA tank replacement, new feed water pump skid, and new blowdown separator.

Challenges:

Meriter is an active hospital and all work on the boilers had to be staged and scheduled.

The boilers themselves wouldn’t fit through available access as an assembled package. They were shipped in separate parts and assembled at the hospital.

The boilers are located in an extremely tight space. Because of this, sequencing contractors became another variable requiring control.